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Showing Original Post only (View all)Been thinking about Afghanistan all day, optics count. [View all]
We needed to get out but in more orderly manner.
Why withdraw so many troops until we got the civilians out.
We knew who needed to get out and we had time to do it.
Move people out every day and night.
This is looking messy.
The midterms are coming up and am worried about the them.
We need to keep the house and Senate or we will have our own Afghanistan here.
Our military should have left after the civilians.
Joe will get the blame no matter who made the decision.
The Taliban are attacking because nobody is there to stop them.
They are bullies.
It looks like Vietnam in 1975.
The Republicans are going to run with this.
Fuck Bush and Cheny for starting this mess.
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I believe the administration thought the Afghan army would hold out longer
Shellback Squid
Aug 2021
#2
This looks even worse than Vietnam, thousands are desperately trying to flee in Kabul airport
ansible
Aug 2021
#19
Taliban co-founder and leader and 5000 Taliban fighters were released at TFG/US' request
LetMyPeopleVote
Aug 2021
#22